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Counting Italy, counting for the future

We celebrate a century of research, innovation and expertise for the country: our anniversary bears witness to a solid path that looks to the future

Challenges in the measurement of nature in official statistics

The workshop aims to advance official statistical information on ecosystems and their economic importance. Presentation abstracts are available.

Press releases

Contractual wages and salaries – July-September 2026

In September 2026, the index of hourly contractual wages remained unchanged over August and increased by 2.5% on an annual basis

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30 October 2026

Consumer prices (provisional data) – October 2026

According to preliminary estimates, in October 2026 the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was +0.9% compared with the previous month and +5.4% on annual basis

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30 October 2026

Preliminary estimate of GDP – Q3 2026

In Q3 2026 GDP remained unchanged compared with the previous quarter and increased by 0.8% year on year

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29 October 2026

Consumer and business confidence – October 2026

In October, the consumer confidence climate declined from 91.2 to 90.3, while the business confidence climate index (IESI) increased from 95.9 to 96.6

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29 October 2026

Foreign trade with non-EU countries – September 2026

In September 2026, in seasonally adjusted terms, exports decreased by 1.3%, while imports increased by 1.4%, compared with August 2026. The trade balance with non-EU27 countries registered a surplus of 2,826 million euro

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29 October 2026

Employment and unemployment (provisional data) – September 2026

In September 2026, employment level remained stable over October. Unemployment rate steady at 6.3%.

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28 October 2026

Industrial and Construction producer prices – September 2026

In September 2026, industrial producer prices increased by 2.9% on the previous month and by 13.8% year over year. The construction producer prices of buildings decreased by 0.1% over August and increased by 3.2% year over year

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28 October 2026

Turnover of industry and services – August 2026

In August 2026 the calendar adjusted industry turnover index was up 4.2% in value year over year. The turnover index for services increased by 3.6% in value.

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26 October 2026

Working time and gender inequalities in Italy – Years 2003-2023

In 2023, the time women spend on unpaid domestic and care work has fallen compared with twenty years earlier (-37 minutes per day, -12.4% compared with 2003).

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Press calendar

The calendar complete with press releases for the entire year, is updated on a yearly basis

Journalists

Istat press office supporting Italian and foreign media for information, monitoring and implementation of initiatives

Other news

Time Use Survey: microdata for research purposes

The file contains microdata from the second edition of the module on volunteer work, included in the 2023 Time Use multipurpose survey

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21 October 2026 Informative system and data warehouse

Monthly Demographic Balance of the Population – july 2026

As at 31 July 2026 the resident population of Italy stood at 58,949,500, an increase of 7 thousand units since the beginning of the year

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15 October 2026 Microdata

Labour Force Survey – cross-sectional quarterly data

The file with the data for the second quarter of 2026 is online

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Consumer prices: data and information

Mortality data

Census population

Events

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20 October 2026

Sixteen Italian Statistics Day

The 16th edition of the Italian Statistics Day (GIS), promoted by the National Institute of Statistics (Istat) and the Italian Statistical Society (SIS), is celebrated on Tuesday 20 October 2026

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10 December 2026

Fifth Workshop on Methodologies for Official Statistics

The fifth edition of the workshop focuses primarily on the impact that new data sources and new methods have on the production of official statistics.

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25 May 2026